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Synthesis and Characterization FacilityManaged by: The Materials Synthesis and Characterization Facility include
laboratories devoted to producing nanostructured materials. We support
capabilities for inorganic nanomaterials synthesis, polymers, bio-conjugated
nanomaterials and hybrid organic-inorganic materials. The facility staff has
significant experience with solution-phase chemistry methods of nanocrystal/nanowire
materials, synthesis of polymer materials by a range of living and
controlled polymerization techniques, inorganic synthesis by vapor
deposition as well as nanoscale fabrication via self-assembly methods.
Analytical tools include a broad range of capabilities for structural,
electrochemical, spectroscopic and thermal characterization of materials.
The facility also supports infrastructure and expertise in solution-based
processing of organic thin films, including tools for spin-casting, thermal
processing, and UV/ozone treatment. Inorganic Materials SynthesisContact: Weiqiang Han
The X-ray diffractometer (Rigaku Miniflex II) is a basic powder
diffractometer for phase identification. Thermal measurement equipment,
Thermogravimetry/ Differential Thermal Analyzer/ Differential Scanning
Calorimetry (TG/DTA/DSC), has simultaneous DTA/TGA and DSC capabilities for
analyzing reactions and phase transitions. The glovebox (M. Braun Labmaster
130) is used for processing air and moisture sensitive materials. Polymer SynthesisContact: Barney Grubbs The polymer synthesis facility houses standard organic synthesis
equipment including vacuum/argon manifolds, thermostatted hot plates,
balances, and a rotary evaporator, as well as an argon-filled glove box
(Vacuum Atmospheres Omni-lab, equipped with freezer and oxygen analyzer) and
a solvent purification system (Vacuum Atmospheres Solvent Purifier Assembly,
with dichloromethane, dimethylformamide, hexanes, tetrahydrofuran, and
toluene cartridges). Polymer characterization is carried out on a size
exclusion chromatography system (Viscotek TDAmax) running in chloroform with
an autosampler and an Integrated Triple Detector Array (low-angle light
scattering, differential viscometry, differential refractive index) and a
photodiode array detector. The scientific staff have expertise in a range of
living and controlled polymerization techniques, polymer and surface
functionalization methods, and assembly of polymer-based materials. Thin-Film ProcessingContact: Charles Black
Hitachi 4800 SEM and
JEOL-7600F (analytical SEM) status and related information Macromolecular and Nanomaterial Synthesis & AssemblyContact: Bill Sherman and Oleg Gang
Structural and Spectroscopic ProbingContact: Dmytro Nykypanchuk and Oleg Gang
Last Modified: September 14, 2011 |